Cabinet



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w. J. TATE CABINET Filed Jan. 18. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS BY rw.

Patented May 1'5, I923.

* entree STATES.

mamas WILLIAM J. TATE, or srnmerrnnn, Messiaenusntrrs."'

CABINET.

Application filed. January 18, 1921. Serial No." 438,125.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM I. TA'rn, citizen of the. United States, resldlng at Springfield, in the county of Hampdenand' nets for keys.

shall be more fully described and The object of the invention is to provide a cabinetthat is compact in its arrangement and thereby consumes a minimum amount of space, while itis capable of containing I if'pivotedinalignment. -F1ller members 14 arefixediin correspondingcorners of the 5 doors. 4gand function as dortheo filler mem} a great number of keys or the like.

Other objects and advantages wlll ap pear in the following description in which will be pointed out such novel features of construction and combination of parts as pointed out in the appended claims.

The embodiment of the invention as at present preferred is described'in the following description and illustrated 1n the a c companying'drawings; in which Fig. 1 is a front elevational View of the cabinet; 7 a

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the doors and plaques in an opened relation;

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of one of the key plaques;

Fig. '5 is a fragmentary view of one of the key plaques.

The back 1 of the cabinet is preferably channel shaped in cross section as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and comprises the rear wall 2 and the parallel end or leg members 3.

Angular shaped doors 4 are provided and are pivoted to the legs 3 of the back 4 by suitable hinges or the like as indicated at 5.

These doors 4 comprise the front panelled portion 6 and the side portions or legs 7 which are in depth substantially equal to the depth of the back 1. They arepivoted to the back 1' by the hinges 5 in such a manner that they may be swung open to the position shown at the left in Fig. 3 thereby'permitting access to the interior of the cabinet. The doors 4 when closed form with the back a substantially rectangular en-', closure as shown in Fig. 2 while a lock 8 is provided in one of the doors and is tion.

to the legs 3 of the back 1 and extend be-: tween the 'cap 9 and the base 10 ofythe; back-and support in a vpivoted relation keyv supporting plaques12 and '13. The plaques.

' the depth or thickness vof the adapted to engage the other door to retain the said doors in a closed and locked rela tion when desired. A cap member.9 and. a:

base 10 ,fixed to the back 1 extend forwardly 00 thereof and form theends of the enclosure; y

when the doors 4 are in their: closed posi-a V Stepped filler-membersl'l are fixed 12 and'13 are pivotedinan offset relation to their respective filler-members 11 to. 'allow the plaques toswing to a more-widely separated position than would be possible,

here 11 to sup 15 pivoted thereto at 16.,

The plaquesf12 and 133 are pivoted there I I port key supporting plaquesrespective supporting members ll by, 'suiting' movement thereofwhen the. cabinet doors 4.are' opened.-

The plaques 12, '13 and 15 may, ofcoursep 1 Y bearrangedfto support various articles-as able hinges-1701 the like to allow. 'aswing-Q desired. In the particular embodiment of N the invention shown the plaques are adapted for keys and to this end hooks h are provided on both sides of the plaques 12, 13 and 15 and on the. inner surfacesof the back 1' and doors 4 of the cabinet. These hooksh are arranged in vertical and horizontal rows, in a staggered relat1on,.and lnsuch a mannor that the hooks of adjacent surfaces are in a staggered relation both horizontally and vertically. This staggered relation allows hooks of one surface to lie between the hooks of an adjacent surface and there by functions to reduce the depth or thickness of the cabinet to a minimum.

Thin spacing members 18 are fixed to theplaques 12, 13and'15 at the top and of containing a great number of keys and by reason of the staggered arrangement of the hooks 72, it is possible to greatly reduce similar cabinets heretofore known. i

In operation, keys may be placed upon the, hooks h corresponding by number to the cabinet over r number of their respective hooks and the plaques and doors may be swung to their closed position shown in Fig. 2. By swinging open the doors l as shown in Fig. 3,

the plaques may be swung upon their respective pivots whereby access may be easily had to all the keys carried by the hooks h of the various surfaces. It will be obvious that by reason of the above described improved features of construction a key-cabinet has been provided which is of simple and rugged construction, which may be economically manufactured, and which is unusually well adapted for the purpose for which it is designed.

While I have shown and described the embodiment of my invention as at present preferred, it is obvious that many changes may be made in the construction of the device without departing from the scope of the invention.

What I claim isl 1. A compactly constructed key cabinet comprising a rigid rectangular frame having two wide sides constituting top and bottom walls of the cabinet and two narrow sides constituting station ary side walls of thecabinet, said wide sides having their excess width disposed entirely in front of said narrow sides; two doors each comprisinga relatively narrow strip hinged at one lateral edge to one of the narrow sides of said frame, and a wide panel rigidly secured to the opposite lateral edge of said strip and disposed at right-angles thereto,

said strips being located adjacent the upper and lower edges of said plaques; and a plurality of key-supporting hooks carried by each of said plaques between said spac ing strips.

2. A compactly constructed key cabinet comprising a stationary portion having a rear wall, two side walls, and top and bottom walls, the latter projecting forwardly beyond the side walls; two doors each comprising a strip hinged at one lateral edge to one of said stationary side walls, and a panel rigidly secured to the opposite lateral edge of said strip and disposed at right angles thereto, said strip constituting mov-- able side walls of the cabinet and said panels constituting the front wall thereof; plaques hinged to both the stationary and movable side walls of the cabinet; and a plurality of key-supporting hooks carried by each of said plaques, the hooks on each plaque being arranged in staggered relation to the hooks on the opposed face of the adjacent plaque.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

' Vi/'ILLIAM J. TATE. 

